TGIF...

Hi guys.
     It feels so good to have actually been able to share a card each day this week.  I can not remember the last time that happened.  hehee...  I tell you it sure makes me feel good and makes me want to spend some more quality time with my Copics and stamps. 
      I am hoping that I have the chance to get some well needed crafting done this weekend.  I have a couple of projects in my head that I really want to work on.  It is suppose to rain all weekend long here, so I am thinking I might just get the chance.  :O)
     So, before I get to my crafty weekend I thought I would share a very simple card that I made last week to give to friend of mine who had come home for the holiday weekend.  Unfortunately I ended up being sick for two of the three days that she was home and didn't get to spend any time with her.  I however wanted to make her this card and send it to her anyway as I am sure she will understand the love behind it. lol. 
     As you can see I used a new Anya from The Greeting Farm.  I think she is so cute and I can not wait to color her up again.  I am sorry that I don't have my supply list with me as I am  in the bedroom.  If I get the chance after work tomorrow I will load it them. Hope you guys like her as much as I do.  I went a little simple on this one as I wanted Anya and the paper to be the stars of my card.
     Ok guys, I am off to bed.  Have to get up again at 5am to start another day of work.  Have a wonderful Friday and I will talk at you later.
Hugs, Lisa G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creeper Crew James-TGF

Hello there.
     I hope that you are all having a wonderful week.  I have to admit that for me it has been a very quick one for sure.  I can't believe that tomorrow is already Thursday.
     It is going by fast and I think it is because of the holidays.  I am in no way ready for it this year and it will be here before you know it.  I am however really getting into making some much needed Christmas cards for my friends and family, but I decided to take a brief break from them to make this fun little card for my oldest.  It really isn't for any particular reason other than I wanted to make it for him and tell him that I love him.  :O)  He is a very good Son and I am very thankful for both my M&Ms everyday. 
     Of course I also really wanted to use my newest Creeper Crew stamp from The Greeting Farm.  I think he is just so cute!   I have another idea for a card/project that I want to use him for, so I am hoping to get some time this weekend to play.  Wish me luck due to the fact that as of this moment I really couldn't tell you where the top of my desk is.  :O) lmbo...
     Ok, ok let me get to today's card.  I grabbed little James here and added in a few of my very first ever alpha stamps from LawnFawn to decorate this card.  You might have noticed that I have also become just a tad addicted to the enamel dots from My Minds Eye.  I think they make really cute accents for girl cards and as you can see they are great for boy cards as well.  I had two different sets of the dots and I noticed that the brown ones were just a shade away from each other which really went well with my papers.  Now for my background, I was playing around with the papers over a month ago and I just could not get the card to come together.  After a long time spent on making it work I finally just put it all away until now.  I think I found it's home with this stamp and with the enamel dots.  :O)  Yay!  No wasted papers ever!
     Well, I was going to make this uber quick as I am so so tired and it is getting colder here by the minute and my water bed is calling my name very very loudly.  So with that being said, I will wish you all a great day tomorrow and talk at you later. 
Hugs, Lisa G

Working on new skin combos. 




 Supplies:
stamps-CC James-TGF,  Quinn's ABCs &Harold's ABC's-LF
cs-Neenah , Enchanted evening-PTI & AC Cardstock
dp-Stella & Rose combo pack-MME
Spellbinders-Wonky Rectangles
inks-Memento-Tuxedo Black,  Colorbox-Chestnut Roan-liquid chalk & VersaMark
hemp cord-crafter's square
enamel dots-The sweetest thing "Honey" & Winter Wonderland-MME
Copic Markers:
skin-E000-E00-E11-E13
hair-E50-E31-E35-E39-E47
eyes-YG97-YG95
shirt-E55
jacket-B39-B37
pants-E77-E74-E71
shoes-BG72-N2

No coloring required...

Hi guys. 
     I just wanted to pop in and share a quick & simple card that I made over the weekend.  While I was running around last week I found this really cute embossing folder by 'bringing Crafts-too you' at our local bookstore/crafts shop.   I didn't even know they sold them.  Anyway, it was really inexpensive and I liked the little hanging ornaments so I picked it up. 
     After using the embossing folder I added some VersaMark to it and some Hero Arts embossing powder to give it a bit of a glossy look to go with my base cardstock and that I used.   I think overall I really like how it turned out. 
     The embossing and the ribbon give it a little bit of dimension, but it's flat enough to put through the mail.  :O) 
     I hope you all have a great day tomorrow, and I will talk to you later. 
Hugs, Lisa G

Supplies:
card base-Recollections
cs-Neenah solar white
stamps-Ornate Ornaments-LF
embossing folder-bringing Crafts-too you
embossing powder-Hero Arts
inks-VersaMark & Tuxedo Black-Memento
sheer ribbon-details & Accessories

Sew cute...

Well hello there.
     I originally had this post ready to go on Saturday morning, but when I went to load my pictures I was not able to.  As most of you already know from my pitiful plea for help I had run out of space on my google account.  Well,  I finally caved today and spent the $2.49  a month in order to have extra space.   It's either that or make my pictures smaller so they use the free space allotted, but I honestly have not idea how to do that and rather than just get irritated beyond belief I decided to just cough up the money and get on with my life.  :O)  No complaints really as my blog is now back in order and hopefully without issue for a little while. 
     So, let's get to today's card.  This little darling has actually been colored up now for over a week and I just haven't gotten around to putting her onto a card.  However last week I pulled out my sewing machine to sew Madison a straight skirt for the wedding and I figured while I had it out I should give sewing on a card a go.  I was basically playing around with all the stitches that my machine will do and  have to tell you I really like how this turned out.   lol
     I made this card for the fun of it, so even though the sewing is not perfect I still put it together as mostly a trial run on the whole sewing on paper project.  I just might become addicted to it, so watch out.  hehee...
     Well guys I am off to bed.  Have a great night and I will talk at you later.  Due to the fact that I am using my laptop and I don't have my supply list right at the moment and I am exhausted from a very bad Monday (we wont even go there) I will have to add that later.
     Thanks to all of you that tried to help me with my problem.  You really have no idea how much you all mean to me.  It is just a wonderful group of ladies that I have met through blogging that I can't even imagine my life without it. Talk at you later.
Hugs, Lisa G

I so need some help...

Hi guys. 
     I am trying very very hard at the moment to not be in a VERY bad mood!  I was putting up a card that I had made just before heading off to bed and when I went to upload my pictures it told me that I was out of space for my pictures.  It is also telling me that I need to pay a certain amount each month to have extra space.  Ggggrrr...
     Have any of you come across this problem?  I have with loading my sidebar pictures, but never with my actual posts.  I really really need any help or advise you can give me.  I am not a very savvy computer person, and I just get by when it comes to my blogging, but I think I am getting the gist of it.  lol...
     So, if any of you have any advise I would be so so grateful.  Until I get this problem fixed I guess I won't be able to share anything.  :O(  Needless to say I am not a happy girl at the moment.
     Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.
Hugs, Lisa G

BaaaaHaaa Ha!

Hi guys!  No it's not Halloween again, I just found my pictures of Jerry and the M&Ms' grave yard that they made out of my front yard for Halloween and thought I would share them.  I think they did a great job of it.  Jerry cut out each tombstone and Madison printed then painted them all.  I have to tell you it was HUGE it in our neighborhood and we had a line all the way back to the street of Trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.  lol....

Have a great Saturday. I will talk at you later
as I have a ton of cards to share.
Hugs, Lisa G







A Cornucopia of Thanks...

Hi Guys.
     I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend.  Even though I had a three day weekend it still seemed to just fly by.  Jerry and I had a lot of things to take care of Friday and we were lucky enough to get them all done just in time to pick up the M&Ms from school.   Saturday seemed just as fast as we had things at home to do and then it was time to head out to the wedding. 
     It was so much fun and it was really very nice to see two people that are so much in love be surrounded by all their family and friends that wanted to help them celebrate.  The kids even got in on the pictures as the photographer was taking funny pictures with mustaches and boas along with top hats and glasses.  I for one can not wait to see the one of the M&Ms with the Bride and Groom.  Mitchell picked out a boa and a pirates hat.  He really does have a very funny side when he wants to let it show.  :O) 
      I was able to spend Sunday making a few cards and actually getting into the spirit of the season with some of my favorite Christmas movies on the computer while I made my cards.   For some reason, even though it is one of my all time favorite movies  'The Family Stone' really made me cry this year. I am thinking I might have to put it on the shelf and just go more with 'Love Actually'.  Now that one really makes me happy.  Do you guys have any that you just have to watch each year?  I would love to know.  I know I have a few more that I watch every year, but right now none of them are coming to me.  lol...
     My card today is one that I made for my friend's Granddaughter.  Even though she is only 10 I still wanted to go with something a little different this time around, so I pulled out this free digi from Elizabeth O Dulemba, I think I have had for quite some time now, but  I have always loved how others have been able to color a cornucopia so I figured I might as well give it a go.  I really tried to take my time with it and then  I think fussy cut out the bottom of the cornucompia to give it even more emphasis on the fact that it is overflowing.  Then I used my rectangle Spellbinder to cut and emboss the top part.  I really liked how that look, so I used the same die to cut it out another rectangle. I then moved the die to make it the perfect size for my sentiment.  I suppose even though I used a die you could say I fussy cut that as well.  Overall I really am happy with how it turned out.  I realize that it is a bit grown up, but I do remember coloring the ditto sheets with a cornucopia on them to bring home to my Mom each year, so I am hopefull that she will like this one as well.  :O) 
      Ok, time to head off to dream land.   I hope you all have a great start to your week and I will talk at you tomorrow. 
Hugs, Lisa G

supplies:
stamps-free digi-Elizabeth O Dulemba, Happy Everything,
So Thankful & Turkey Day-LF
cs-Neenah & Recollections
dp-Stella & Rose combo pack-MME-crafter's warehouse
ribbon-thank you gift from Ellen Hutson Store
gems-bling it-BG
Spellbinders-Classic Rectangles large
Copic Markers:
apples-R37-R35-E77-G24-G28
grapes-V17-V15
pear-YG93-YG91
corn-G24-Y35-Y38
pumpkin-Y38-YR16-YR68-E81-W1
nuts-E77-E79
leaves-E84-E81-W1-G28-G24-Y32-Y38-Y35-E08-E25-E23-E35
eggplant-V99-V95